Hundreds of cribs are on display in Somerset as part of a nativity scene. The Crib Festival is running at St Cuthbert's Church in Wells until Monday. People have been invited to bring their own to put on display so that there is a mixed of ages, styles and materials.

It runs over the same weekend as the Rotary's Reindeer Parade which takes place on Sunday and will see Father Christmas and his reindeer parade down the High Street.

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Stacey Hyde outside Winchester Crown Court with her mother after she was cleared by a jury of murder Credit: Ben Mitchell/PA Wire

A young woman from Somerset has been cleared by a jury of murdering her friend's violent boyfriend after a re-trial ordered by the Court of Appeal.

Stacey Hyde was originally convicted at Bristol Crown Court in 2010 of killing 34-year-old Vincent Francis when she was aged 17 at the flat he shared with her friend, Holly Banwell.

Miss Hyde, now 23, from Wells, had denied murder, saying she was in fear for her life but the original jury disagreed and she was sentenced to a minimum of nine years in prison by Mr Justice Field.

However, in November last year, the court of appeal overturned her murder
conviction and Lord Justice Laws ordered a retrial which has been held at
Winchester Crown Court lasting four weeks.

Miss Hyde sobbed and wiped away tears as the judge, Mr Justice Teare,
discharged her and told her she was free to leave the court.

The original trial heard that Miss Hyde, a waitress, armed herself with a
10-inch knife and stabbed Mr Francis up to 17 times.

The trial heard that Miss Hyde, who had been drinking heavily that night, had gone back to Ms Banwell's flat in Wells on September 4, 2009, after a night out.

Ms Banwell had called 999 after Mr Francis had attacked her and then Miss Hyde before the defendant then hit him back.

The jury was played the 999 call made by Ms Banwell in which she asks for help to stop Mr Francis from attacking Miss Hyde as the defendant then stabs him.

The retrial has heard about Miss Hyde's mental health with expert witnesses for the defence and prosecution disagreeing to the extent she may have suffered from a personality disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) which can lead to a failure of impulse control.

The Winchester court was also told that the defendant had difficulty coping
with stressful situations and in 2009 had been sent for urgent assessment for problematic use of alcohol, depression, self-harm and suicidal tendencies.

Tessa Munt has quit her job as aide to Vince Cable after voting against the Government on fracking Credit: PA

The MP for Wells has quit her job as parliamentary aide to Business Secretary Vince Cable after voting against the Government on fracking.

Liberal Democrat Tessa Munt had said she intended to stay on, despite backing calls to suspend the controversial technique but a spokesperson for the Cabinet minister says her resignation has been accepted.

Tessa Munt has resigned from her position as parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to Vince Cable.

Both the Secretary of State for Business and the Deputy Prime Minister thank Tessa for the work she has done in government but understand her strength of feeling on this issue and have, therefore, accepted her resignation.